Professor Richard Morgan
Professor

Richard Morgan

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Background

Prof Morgan was the Director of the Centre for Hypersonics since its inception in 1997 until October 2021. He lectures in mechanical and aerospace engineering within the School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering.

He has a strong research record in the development of hypervelocity impulsive facilities on which the UQ Centre for Hypersonics research program is based, including the ‘X’ series of super-orbital expansion tubes, and has extensive experience in hypersonic aero-thermo-dynamics and scramjet propulsion.

Richard Morgan has been developing superorbital ground based facilities for many years, and has collaborative research program with DSTG, NASA, ESA, Oxford University, Ecole Centrale (Paris) and AOARD in radiating flows, as well as continuing ARC support in this area since 1990, including two current ARC Discovery grants in partnership with European and American partners.

He was involved as a flight team member in the 2010 airborne observation of the Japanese ‘Hayabusa’ asteroid sample return mission, for which he was a co-recipient of the NASA Ames ‘honour’ award for 2010. He regularly gives invited talks in international meetings, and gave a plenary presentation to the AIAA Hypersonic Spaceplanes Conference in San Francisco in April 2011.

Professor Richard Morgan was awarded a 2012 UQ Excellence in Research Higher Degree Supervision award for encouraging student development through international student exchanges with overseas collaborators, whilst engendering internal cooperation within the study body.

Availability

Professor Richard Morgan is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Engineering

Search Professor Richard Morgan’s works on UQ eSpace

330 works between 1982 and 2025
All (330) Journal Article (97) Book Chapter (5) Conference Publication (226) Other Outputs (1) Edited Outputs (1)

281 - 300 of 330 works

1999

Journal Article

A two-stage free piston driver

Doolan, C. J. and Morgan, R. G. (1999). A two-stage free piston driver. Shock Waves, 9 (4), 239-248. doi: 10.1007/s001930050161

A two-stage free piston driver

1999

Conference Publication

Simulation of ablative mixing layers in superorbital flows

Morgan, R. G., Sasoh, A., Littleton, B., Bishop, A., McIntyre, T. J., Hoogland, J. and Gardner, A. (1999). Simulation of ablative mixing layers in superorbital flows. 22nd International Symposium on Shock Waves, Imperial College, London, UK, 18-23 July, 1999. Southampton, UK: University of Southampton.

Simulation of ablative mixing layers in superorbital flows

1999

Conference Publication

Ionisation in hypervelocity flows

Herbrig, H. H., Morgan, R. G., Littleton, B. and McIntyre, T. J. (1999). Ionisation in hypervelocity flows. 22nd International Symposium on Shock Waves, Imperial College, London, UK, 18-23 July, 1999. Southampton, UK: University of Southampton.

Ionisation in hypervelocity flows

1999

Conference Publication

Total radiative and convective heat transfer to re-entry bodies at superorbital velocities

Palmer, R. and Morgan, R. G. (1999). Total radiative and convective heat transfer to re-entry bodies at superorbital velocities. 22nd International Symposium on Shock Waves, Imperial College, London, UK, 18-23 July, 1999. Southampton, UK: University of Southampton.

Total radiative and convective heat transfer to re-entry bodies at superorbital velocities

1998

Conference Publication

The aerodynamic stability of superorbital reentry craft

Morgan, R. G. and Stewart, B. S. (1998). The aerodynamic stability of superorbital reentry craft. Monash University.

The aerodynamic stability of superorbital reentry craft

1998

Journal Article

Ballistic heating of propelling gas in a shock tube with a free-moving piston

Shmelev, VM, Kendall, MA and Morgan, RG (1998). Ballistic heating of propelling gas in a shock tube with a free-moving piston. High Temperature, 36 (2), 299-304.

Ballistic heating of propelling gas in a shock tube with a free-moving piston

1997

Journal Article

A compact shock-assisted free-piston driver for impulse facilities

Kendall, MA, Morgan, RG and Jacobs, PA (1997). A compact shock-assisted free-piston driver for impulse facilities. Shock Waves, 7 (4), 219-230. doi: 10.1007/s001930050078

A compact shock-assisted free-piston driver for impulse facilities

1997

Conference Publication

Experimental and theoretical investigation of hypervelocity carbon dioxide flows

Sutcliffe M.A. and Morgan R.G. (1997). Experimental and theoretical investigation of hypervelocity carbon dioxide flows. 35th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, 1997, Reno, NV, United States, 6-9 January 1997. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA.

Experimental and theoretical investigation of hypervelocity carbon dioxide flows

1997

Conference Publication

A review of the use of expansion tubes for creating superorbital flows

Morgan R.G. (1997). A review of the use of expansion tubes for creating superorbital flows. 35th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, 1997, January 6, 1997-January 9, 1997. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA.

A review of the use of expansion tubes for creating superorbital flows

1997

Conference Publication

Stagnation point heat transfer in superorbital expansion tubes

Palmer R.A. and Morgan R.G. (1997). Stagnation point heat transfer in superorbital expansion tubes. 35th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, 1997, January 6, 1997-January 9, 1997. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA.

Stagnation point heat transfer in superorbital expansion tubes

1997

Conference Publication

Mechanical and Space Engineering, a degree for undergraduates

Morgan R.G., Mee D.J. and Macrossan M.N. (1997). Mechanical and Space Engineering, a degree for undergraduates. 35th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, 1997, Reno, NV, United States, 6-9 January 1997. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA.

Mechanical and Space Engineering, a degree for undergraduates

1997

Conference Publication

A study of free-piston driven double-diaphragm drivers for expansion tubes

Kendall, M. A., Morgan, R. G. and Petrie-Repar, P. J. (1997). A study of free-piston driven double-diaphragm drivers for expansion tubes. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA.

A study of free-piston driven double-diaphragm drivers for expansion tubes

1997

Journal Article

Experiments on oblique shock interactions with planar mixing regions

Buttsworth, D. R., Morgan, R. G. and Jones, T. V. (1997). Experiments on oblique shock interactions with planar mixing regions. AIAA Journal, 35 (11), 1774-1777. doi: 10.2514/2.26

Experiments on oblique shock interactions with planar mixing regions

1996

Journal Article

Visualization and analysis of bow shocks in a superorbital expansion tube

Wegener, M, McIntyre, T, Stalker, R and Morgan, R (1996). Visualization and analysis of bow shocks in a superorbital expansion tube. Aiaa Journal, 34 (10), 2200-2202. doi: 10.2514/3.13376

Visualization and analysis of bow shocks in a superorbital expansion tube

1996

Journal Article

Shock-Tunnel investigation of hypervelocity free shear layers in a planar duct

Buttsworth, DR and Morgan, RG (1996). Shock-Tunnel investigation of hypervelocity free shear layers in a planar duct. Journal of Propulsion and Power, 12 (5), 998-1001. doi: 10.2514/3.24134

Shock-Tunnel investigation of hypervelocity free shear layers in a planar duct

1996

Conference Publication

A shock tunnel investigation of scramjet performance with partially premixed combustion

Stalker, R.J., Morgan, R.G. and Paull, A. (1996). A shock tunnel investigation of scramjet performance with partially premixed combustion. Space Plane and Hypersonic Systems and Technology Conference, 1996, *, 18-22 November 1996. Reston, Virigina: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. doi: 10.2514/6.1996-4534

A shock tunnel investigation of scramjet performance with partially premixed combustion

1996

Conference Publication

A two stage free-piston driver for expansion tubes

Doolan C.J. and Morgan R.G. (1996). A two stage free-piston driver for expansion tubes. 34th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, 1996, Reno, NV, January 15, 1996-January 18, 1996. Reston, Virigina: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. doi: 10.2514/6.1996-854

A two stage free-piston driver for expansion tubes

1995

Journal Article

A Gun Tunnel Investigation of Hypersonic Free Shear Layers in a Planar Duct

Buttsworth, DR, Morgan, RG and Jones, TV (1995). A Gun Tunnel Investigation of Hypersonic Free Shear Layers in a Planar Duct. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 299 (-1), 133-152. doi: 10.1017/S0022112095003454

A Gun Tunnel Investigation of Hypersonic Free Shear Layers in a Planar Duct

1994

Conference Publication

Martian atmospheric entry studies with chemical kinetics in an expansion tube

Sutcliffe, M. A. and Morgan, R. G. (1994). Martian atmospheric entry studies with chemical kinetics in an expansion tube. IE Aust.

Martian atmospheric entry studies with chemical kinetics in an expansion tube

1994

Journal Article

The Superorbital Expansion Tube Concept, Experiment and Analysis

Neely, AJ and Morgan, RG (1994). The Superorbital Expansion Tube Concept, Experiment and Analysis. Aeronautical Journal, 98 (973), 97-105. doi: 10.1017/S0001924000050107

The Superorbital Expansion Tube Concept, Experiment and Analysis

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2028
    Investigation of Ablation Products in the Near Wake of a High-Speed Hypersonic Vehicle
    United States Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2026
    Experimental Validation of the MMT Thermochemical Nonequilibrium Air Chemistry Model in the X2 Free-piston Driven Expansion Tube
    United States Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Advancing the Science of Giant Planet Atmospheric Entry
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2024 - 2025
    Hypervelocity Heat flux Measurements
    Queensland Bavaria Collaborative Research Program - Seed Grant
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Radiation reconstruction for ExoMars capsule flowfield
    AEDS Sarl
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    Non-equilibrium reacting shock layers
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    Electron Transpiration Cooling of Hypersonic Vehicles
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Study of Non-Equilibrium Wakes Model
    United States Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Optical Equipment for Advanced Thermofluid Measurements
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2024
    Hypersonic Science and Enabling Technologies - General Support
    Commonwealth Defence Science and Technology Group
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Experimental Studies of High-Speed Flows
    National University of Singapore Research Collaboration Agreement
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Development of flow conditions and heated hardware for X3R
    Commonwealth Defence Science and Technology Group
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Turbulent heat transfer during Mars Venus and Earth atmospheric entry
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Rapidly expanding non equilibrium hypersonic flow
    United States Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Hydrocarbon fuel technology for hypersonic air breathing vehicles
    Cooperative Research Centre Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Stage 2 Development of X3R, an advanced Scramjet testing Shock Tunnel
    Commonwealth Defence Science and Technology Group
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Optical diagnostics for the investigation of high-speed energetic processes (ARC LIEF project administered by The University of New South Wales)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2018
    Radiation and Ablation in Rapidly Expanding Flows
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Development of X3R, an advanced Scramjet testing Shock Tunnel
    Commonwealth Department of Defence Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Hypersonic Driver - NWTF Project
    University of Oxford
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Experimental Analysis of High Speed Earth Re-entry
    Go8 Australia - Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2015
    The science of scramjet propulsion
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    Ablative thermal protection systems
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Infrastructure for hypersonic laboratories
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Hypervelocity re-entry
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Radiation measurements in simulated ablation layers
    United States Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Ensuring a world-class hypersonic shock tunnel for maintaining world-leading hypersonic R&D
    UQ School/Centre Co-Funding
    Open grant
  • 2008
    Instrumentation Facility for Hypersonic Heat Transfer Measurements
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2009
    Radiating hypersonic flows
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2008
    Mach 10 Hydrogen fuelled scramjet development
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2004
    Mach 10 Scramjet Flight Thrust Measurements - An extension to the HyShot Flight Program
    United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2004
    Development of large scale expansion tubes
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2004
    Upgrading of hypersonics facilities
    Systemic Infrastucture Iniative
    Open grant
  • 2001
    X2 Expansion Tube Testing
    California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2002
    Calibration and performance optimisation of superorbital expansion tubes
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2001
    Blunt Body Aerodynamics in Superorbital Flows
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2001
    Conversion of RHYFL shock tunnel to an expansion tube
    WBM Consulting Engineers
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2001
    Conversion of RHYFL shock tunnel to an expansion tube
    ARC Collaborative Grant (SPIRT)
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2001
    Shock-Boundary Layer Interactions and Separation in Super Orbital Flows
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 1998
    Ablation measurement in spacecraft re-entry heat shields
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1998
    Interplanetary Aerodynamics
    UQ External Support Enabling Grant
    Open grant
  • 1998
    Simulation of Interplanetary Aerodynamics
    ARC Investigators - International Links
    Open grant
  • 1998
    Study of Superorbital Ionising Flows
    ARC Investigators - International Links
    Open grant
  • 1997
    Ablation measurement in spacecraft re-entry heat shields
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1997 - 1999
    Commissioning the superorbital expansion tube
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 1996 - 1997
    Performance improvement of hypervelocity flow simulation facilities
    ARC Australian Research Council International F/S
    Open grant
  • 1996
    Collaboration with Japan on the proposed "Nereus" space mission
    DIST Bilateral Science & Technology Collab.Program
    Open grant
  • 1996
    Driver Optimisation for Super Orbital Flight Simulation
    DIST Bilateral Science & Technology Collab.Program
    Open grant
  • 1996
    Optical imaging for multi-parameter diagnostics in super orbital facilities
    UQ External Support Enabling Grant
    Open grant
  • 1996 - 1997
    Studies of the Unsteady Expansion in Expansion Tubes
    United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Open grant
  • 1995
    Hypersonic Propulsion Research
    Australian Space Research Institute Limited
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1997
    Interplanetary aerodynamics
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1997
    Investigation of modes of heat transfer in superorbital flows
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Richard Morgan is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigation of heat flux and catalycity for giant planet entry

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Chris James

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Non equilibrium reacting shock layers

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Tim McIntyre, Dr Chris James

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Atmospheric CN Radiation During NASA Dragonfly Entry to Titan

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Chris James

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Experimental and numerical study of the non-equilibrium flow environment experienced during ice giant planetary entry

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Chris James

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Methods for Studying Post-Shock Relaxation

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Chris James

  • Doctor Philosophy

    On the Repeatability and Flow Characterisation of Hypersonic Ground Test Facilities

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Rowan Gollan, Dr Carolyn Jacobs, Dr Chris James

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Measurement of infrared radiation signatures in the wake of an axisymmetric, hydrocarbon-fuelled, supersonic combustor

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Tim McIntyre

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigation of ablation radiation coupling for high speed Earth re-entry

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Tim McIntyre, Dr Chris James

Completed supervision

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